Turning Pointe presents a present

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Dec 30, 2017 at 8:32 AM

Sentinel staff

With snow crunching beneath their feet, nearly 500 adults and children from more than 20 social service agencies in West Michigan filled nearly every seat in the Knickerbocker Theatre on a recent Thursday night to experience the first annual Worship Impact Night.

Worship Impact Night was a special performance of Turning Pointe School of Dance’s beloved Christmas ballet, The Promise, presented to the community as Christian outreach.

One of the dancers, 14-year-old Noel Vanderbilt said "Worship Impact Night was an amazing experience! Interacting with the children and other audience members following the performance and seeing the joy and excitement on their faces reminded me of the reason I perform with Turning Pointe - to glorify God and spread His love and light in our community. Seeing how meaningful the performance was to the audience was rewarding in ways I cannot describe. I was so blessed by the evening, and so grateful for the opportunity I had to be a part of that special event."

"We are so pleased with our community’s response to the first annual Worship Impact Night," said Turning Pointe's marketing director Connie Brunelle. "From our generous underwriter, Kerkstra Precast Inc., to the dancers and volunteers who gave their time to this outreach event, the spirit of Christmas is alive and well in West Michigan."

Turning Pointe School of Dance is a nonprofit organization in its 19th year of dance performance. For more information, visit turningpointedance.org.

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